Toxic Myths

AlterNet: Why the Toxic Myths Rich People Believe About the Poor Are So Dangerous - Inequality and regressive tax policies hurt everyone, even rich people. By David Sirota

...a comprehensive analysis by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that the poorest 20 percent of households pay on average more than twice the effective state and local tax rate (10.9 percent) as the richest 1 percent of taxpayers (5.4 percent).